With over 3,000 acre in its land bank and a development portfolio of over 20 million sq ft, Century Real Estate is among the largest owners of real estate in Bengaluru. And now, the company has mega plans to venture into the affordable housing segment along with developing 7-8 million sq ft of commercial projects.

When I joined the company, I spent three months to understand the company, people, dealers, vendors, etc. I first identified the pain areas and major gaps and then prioritised the major actions required. The first thing we identified was that we had to make our people happy.

India's steel industry is set to gain momentum with government initiatives that will boost construction activity, thereby increasing demand. 'We anticipate demand of 10 crore tonne of TMT bars in the coming years to construct 2 crore dwellings under the government's Housing for All by 2022 scheme,' says Satish Kumar Agarwal, Chairman & Managing Director, Kamdhenu.

Over the years, this powerhouse has emerged as a leading surface transportation infrastructure company and is widely recognised as the pioneer of public partnership in India's surface transportation sector.

In September 2017, Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman & Managing Director, Hiranandani Group, was elected the National President of the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO). Under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, NAREDCO works with the government to achieve its 'Housing for All' objective.

'It is time we see an action-oriented approach from the industry,' says Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Affordable housing has been accorded 'infrastructure status'under the harmonised master list of infrastructure subsectors.